Joromiya
30 Ilizwi elafika kuJoromiya livela kuJehova, lithi: 2 “Nakhu uJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli akutjhoko, ‘Tlola encwadini woke amezwi engikutjela wona. 3 Ngombana “qala! Amalanga ayeza,” kutjho uJehova, “lapho ngizokubuthelela abantu bami abathunjiweko, u-Israyeli noJuda,”+ kutjho uJehova, “ngizobabuyisela enarheni engayinikela abokhokho babo, bazokuhlala kiyo godu.”’”+
4 La mamezwi uJehova awakhulume ku-Israyeli noJuda.
5 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Sizwe amatjhada wokuhlengezela;
Kunokusaba, begodu akunakuthula.
6 Ngibawa ubuze, kghani indoda ingabeletha.
Kubayini ngibona enye nenye indoda enamandla ibeke izandla zayo emathunjini
Njengomma obelethako?+
Kubayini boke ubuso babo butshetlha?
7 Maye! Ngelangelo elisabekako.*+
Alikho elifana nalo,
Kuzokuba sikhathi sokugandeleleka kuJakopo.
Kodwana uzokusindiswa kilo.”
8 “Ngelangelo,” kutjho uJehova wamabutho, “Ngizokuphula ijogi entanyenakho begodu iinrobho zakho ngizozihlukanisa phakathi; abantu abavela kwezinye iinarha angeze basamenza isigqila.* 9 Bazokulotjha uJehova uZimabo neKosabo uDavida, engizobaphakamisela yena.”+
10 “Wena, Jakopo ncekwami, ungasabi,” kutjho uJehova,
“Ungathukwa, Israyeli.+
Ngombana ngizokusindisa ukude
Nesizukulwana sakho esivela enarheni esithunjelwe kiyo.+
UJakopo uzokubuya abe nokuthula begodu angathikaziseki,
Kungabi nomuntu obathusako.”+
11 “Ngombana nginawe,” kutjho uJehova, “bona ngikusindise.
Ngizokukhalima ngesilinganiso esifaneleko,
Begodu ngizokujezisa.”+
12 Ngombana nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Ukulimala kwakho angekhe kulapheke.+
Inceba lakho angekhe liphole.
13 Ayikho indlela yokulungisa indabakho,
Ayikho nendlela yokulapha isilonda sakho.
Awulapheki.
14 Zoke iinthandwa zakho zikukhohliwe.+
Azisakufuni.
Ngombana ngikubethe ngendlela inaba lakho ebelizokubetha ngayo,+
Ngesijeziso somuntu onelunya,
Ngebanga lomlandwakho omkhulu nezono zakho ezinengi.+
15 Kubayini ulila ngebanga lokulimala kwakho?
Ubuhlungu bakho abulapheki!
Ngebanga lomlandwakho omkhulu nezono zakho ezinengi+
Ngenze lokhu kuwe.
Labo abakudlelezelako bazokudlelezelwa,
Begodu ngizokunikela boke abakudlelezelako ekudlelezelweni.”+
17 “Kodwana ngizokuvuselela ipilwakho begodu ngilaphe amancebakho,”+ kutjho uJehova,
“Nanyana bakubiza ngokuthi ungolahliweko:
‘IZiyoni, elingafunwa mumuntu.’”+
18 Nakhu uJehova akutjhoko:
“Ngibuthelela abathunjiweko ematendeni kaJakopo,+
Ngizokuba nesirhawu emathaberinakelinakhe.
Idorobho lizokwakhiwa godu entabenakhe,+
Begodu imibhotjhongo evikelekileko izokujama endaweni efaneleko.
19 Bazokuthokoza bebarhuwelele ngethabo.+
20 Amadodanakhe azokuba njengewekadeni,
Begodu bazokuba namandla phambi kwami.+
Ngizokujezisa boke ababagandelelako.+
21 Ebantwini bakhe kuzokuvela umdosiphambili,
Begodu umbusi uzokuphuma hlangana naye.
Ngizombiza bona atjhidele kimi, begodu uzokuza.”
“Nakungasinjalo, ngubani ongalinga ukutjhidela kimi?” kutjho uJehova.
22 “Nizokuba babantu bami+ begodu mina ngizokuba nguZimenu.”+
23 Qalani! Isiwuruwuru sakaJehova sizokuvunguza ngelaka,+
Isiwuruwuru esithanyelako, esivunguza phezu kweenhloko zabakhohlakeleko.
24 Ilaka lakaJehova elivuthako angekhe libuyele emva
Bekube kulapho enze begodu wazalisa iinhloso zehliziywakhe.+
Emihleni yokuphela uzokuzwisisa lokho.+